“The smartphone is the defining and iconic device of our time,” ERic Schmidt, CEO of Google.

Mobile devices are with most of us everyday now. And that will continue going forward, says Eric Schmidt, CEO and Chairman of Google. And that doesn’t mean for the elite, this is for the average person, Schmidt noted.

Those smartphones are going to continue to make all of our lives easier, according to Schmidt. They will make it so you can access information from anywhere. More, they’ll make it so “you’re never lonely,” Schmidt said. You’re always connected, and that means with your friends as well. “If you’re awake, you’re probably online,” he said.